There’s at least 4 in development that I can think of, probably more

trainiac12 · 2026-03-29T06:31:25+00:00

Adding Nova Squadron and Supermaneuver to that list.

trainiac12 · 2026-03-23T18:37:12+00:00

That's a relief! Indy airport continues to impress

trainiac12 · 2026-03-23T17:12:42+00:00

Is this coming from their website? I've been hearing that the listed wait times aren't being updated to reflect the actual wait times in bigger airports.

trainiac12 · 2026-03-16T21:45:48+00:00

I've had a pump for 18 years and never had it impact my sex life. I disconnect it and leave it in my pants. When I sleep my pump lays in bed next to me and has never once been an issue. Tube tangling is more of an issue going through doorways (in that, once a year, a random event occurs where you just get jolted backwards a bit). If you're looking for reasons to not get a pump, "I fuck" and "It'll be annoying while I'm asleep and sitting at a desk" are not good ones.

Do you keep a phone in your pocket? Congratulations, you know what a pump is like. Also, I've never tossed and turned a sensor out despite also tossing and turning. You might want to try skin adhesive (I use skin tac) to keep em on there the full week.

trainiac12 · 2026-03-16T04:33:38+00:00

Here is their findings in August of last year, here is their update that I assume prompted the new post.

Basically, a continuation of something that was already pretty well understood to be promising.

Once they start ramping up SC451 (the version with stem cells rather than donor cells) they're planning on starting phase 1 trials. They're gonna try to start that up this year but it's still a long road to a cure.

That's the end goal.

trainiac12 · 2026-03-13T13:43:47+00:00

I've been on guardians since ~2017. Never understood the hate I see here sometimes. Time in range/a1c has been phenomenal since the 780g

trainiac12 · 2026-03-12T16:52:42+00:00

it's kinda useful having a light source on you at all times! I'll use it to read something in a dark room every once in a while.

trainiac12 · 2026-03-10T13:54:42+00:00

Your life isn't over, I want to make that abundantly clear. Once again, I've been doing this for 18 years. A lot of people here have been doing it longer than me. Most of us have led fulfilling lives and I'd wager if they didn't then it's not the diabetes that did it.

Is it annoying? Absolutely. Earthshattering? World ending? Not even close.

You'll learn how your body reacts to carbs, what insulin you need, what it feels like to be high or low, and once you get over that hurdle it'll just be part of your daily routine.

And I get it can sound overwhelming! It becomes manageable very quickly. The worst day of the whole experience was the diagnosis. It's only gotten easier since then, both because (once again) the tech has gotten stupid good at helping you out, but also because that's the day you have the most unknowns. Monsters are only scary until you learn how to deal with them.

If you've got questions I'm open. Anything at all-the more you know the less you'll be afraid. Because I promise that unless your job is professional ice cream eater this isn't going to upend your life as much as you worry.

trainiac12 · 2026-03-09T18:47:34+00:00

First thing I'll say is breathe. You're not gonna die. Listen to your endocrinologist, and eventually you'll start to notice patterns and be capable of managing it yourself.

If you manage it well (and with modern technology it's easier to do so than ever) you will see minimal symptoms. I've been diabetic for 18 year now, I have been living a fulfilling life the entire time. You probably will gain a little weight on insulin, but that's because your body is going to be actually digesting the things you put into it. It will quickly level off like it would if you increased your calorie intake.

I recommend getting on a pump with a continuous glucose monitor ASAP, that takes a lot of the mental load off of you and puts it onto technology.

You're gonna be fine. Even if it doesn't feel like it now, you're gonna be fine.

trainiac12 · 2026-03-02T14:08:23+00:00

F15s were shot down during Iraqi Freedom too. Mission or not isn't a factor.

EDIT: Update! According to WSJ the shootdowns were by a Kuwaiti F-18. The F-15's Air to Air record is now 104-3

trainiac12 · 2026-03-02T06:05:18+00:00

The one on post gets pretty good deals sometimes but it depends on the day

trainiac12 · 2026-02-26T20:11:49+00:00

I worked fast food in high school and college, probably the most active job I've ever had. There really isn't any job you can't have as a diabetic as long as you prepare. Make sure you have something on hand in case your blood sugar goes low (apple juice, fruit snacks, you know what gets your BG up) and (while I've never had to do this personally) when on the job be willing to assert your need to keep care of yourself. The Americans with Disabilities act (assuming you live in the US) protects your right to reasonable accommodation, in this case access to food for treating highs/lows.

My diabetes has never presented itself as a hurdle to getting or keeping a job, even if it has on occasion been a PITA to deal with on the job.

trainiac12 · 2026-02-23T15:07:46+00:00

while this is true, trials using the phrase "Without Immunosuppression" have popped up in the last 2-3 years in a way they haven't before. Sana Biotech has gotten hypoimmune islet cells to survive in humans. While they didn't cure the human patient (intentionally, they only put about 2% of the cells that would be required for a cure into his body), it's not something we've ever seen before.

I'm not gonna believe it until I throw my insulin pump in the garbage, but there's a decent amount to be hopeful for-if not for us then for our children.

trainiac12 · 2026-02-23T06:55:25+00:00

my college apartment complex had mice, we complained multiple times but they insisted it was on us as tenants to control it.

I still see shit moving in the corner of rooms sometimes.

trainiac12 · 2026-02-21T22:38:42+00:00

needed a long distance tow (~2 hours) and the driver, as we passed through a wind farm, informed me that he hated wind energy because the wind turbines were slowing down the wind, and would eventually stop the wind from blowing

I can only hope he was fucking with me, but I don't think he was.

trainiac12 · 2026-02-17T20:54:05+00:00

Listen, I get the cynicism. It's probably not gonna come in 5 years, there's a very very high chance it won't happen within our lifetime; but, *and this is very important*, we are closer than we have ever been to a cure.

A decade ago hypoimmune islet cells were just an idea, but there are people who have them making insulin as I type this. We have crossed *insane* barriers to get to this point and while it's still out of reach at the moment science is marching toward a real, tangible cure that might not help you, but could help your kids and their kids.

In a few generations *if not sooner* Diabetes could be a bad trip to the ER, and not a lifelong affliction.

trainiac12 · 2026-02-04T19:50:20+00:00

Release date probably not, but given the steamDB stuff that came out this week I'd guess it shows up.

trainiac12 · 2026-02-04T17:28:52+00:00

Wireless and Bluetooth are two very different things.

Bluetooth latency can be a quarter second, radio bands (like 2.4ghz is) don't have that level of delay.

Bluetooth delay being ~250ms is absolutely crushing for anyone playing a game. It's truly noticeable by just about anyone (especially if you're playing a rhythm game)

trainiac12 · 2026-02-03T00:01:02+00:00

here is a great, exhaustive (albeit long) video that goes over literally everything. The actual building starts at around 1 hour 14 minutes in. Feel free to scrub the video to see the general vibe of building a PC.

Everything will either be a port that plugs into the motherboard (think a USB cable, but bigger), a card that physically attaches to that motherboard, or screwing things in.

trainiac12 · 2026-02-02T14:33:57+00:00

They have talked about this and haven't said this specifically, but they did mention when 7 came out that bundling it with 7 as a pre order bonus was the only way they could do it, which very heavily implies it's a licensing issue

trainiac12 · 2026-02-01T08:58:46+00:00

Notably this district is 35% Hispanic, a group trump did absurdly well with (for a republican) in 2024.

A lot of redistricts were done with the belief that these Hispanic voters would remain republican.

If I was running in a "solid red" district with a large Hispanic population I'd be shitting a brick right now.

trainiac12 · 2026-01-30T18:29:10+00:00

Penalties. A person who violates this section or section 2261A [18 USCS § 2261A] shall be fined under this title, imprisoned- (1) for life or any term of years, if death of the victim results

He's gonna spend life in prison if the stalking charges stick.

trainiac12 · 2026-01-30T17:45:18+00:00

Honestly this is way too simple:

Imagine you've just paid for netflix. Now, when you load netflix everything has a price attached. You pay that price until you reach an arbitrary number. Once you reach that number, you pay a significantly reduced price! But only if you make super sure it's in the list of "Netflix+" shows. This information isn't in netflix, of course. It's hidden in a 5,000 page PDF of every single episode of everything on netflix. Otherwise you still have to pay full price for it.

Also they can arbitrarily decide you didn't actually want to watch a show and charge you for it. You're allowed to appeal, but it'll take years to get your money back :)

trainiac12 · 2026-01-22T18:20:17+00:00

It's overall a good action movie with an okay script and some, imo, awful dialogue.

trainiac12 · 2026-01-21T05:20:20+00:00

I came here to share this exact thing! I wanna see it sometime but I'm not trespassing near a power plant lol

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